Scranton Pennsylvania FamilySearch Center
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TWO LOCATIONS SERVING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming and other counties in Northeast Pennsylvania
CLARKS SUMMIT LOCATION
Center Contacts and Hours
Open Hours:
WEDNESDAY 1PM TO 5PM. FIRST COME FIRST SERVED.
CLOSED FOR WEEK OF THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, NEW YEARS.
- We are closed when local schools have weather related closing.
Location Map
Address:
- 505 Griffin Pond, Clarks Summit, PA 18411 United States ENTRANCE IN BACK OF BUILDING. RIGHT SET OF DOORS. RING DOORBELL OR KNOCK LOUD. WE ARE THE SECOND DOOR ON RIGHT IN HALLWAY.
Email:
- PA_Scranton@familyhistorymail.org (PLEASE BE AWARE THIS EMAIL ADDRESS IS NOT FREQUENTLY CHECKED)
WILKES BARRE LOCATION
Center Contacts and Hours
Open Hours:
1st and 4th Wednesdays from 6PM TO 8PM and Sundays after church
CLOSED WEEK OF THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, AND NEW YEARS.
- We are closed when local schools have weather related closing.
Location Map
Address:
- 80 Manor Drive, Shavertown, PA 18708
- Entrance at back of building on right
Email:
- PA_Scranton@familyhistorymail.org (PLEASE BE AWARE THIS EMAIL ADDRESS IS NOT FREQUENTLY CHECKED)
Center Resources
Collections
- FamilySearch Catalog
- Wide collection of Italian films
- Verna Ann Hill Jacobs Collection - A wide variety of microfilms containing newspaper clippings, family information, church records for New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania and other states. (Films are not cataloged in the FamilySearch Catalog)
- A wide variety of books containing information for families in Pennsylvania and New York.
FREE Databases and Software
- FamilySearch Center Portal This center has access to the FamilySearch Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
- Free premium website access includes Ancestry Institution, My Heritage, Fold 3, Geneanet, Irish Ancestors, NewspaperArchive, Findmypast, FamNet, and more.
Hardware and Equipment
- Free access to Computers, Printer/scanner, Microfilm readers, Microfiche readers.
- No charge to print
Resources in the Local Area
- Lackawanna Historical Society
- Beginner workshop classes for October 7, 14, 21, 28
Call 570-344-3841 to pre-register